Re: [WiX-users] How to handle multiple versions

2013-06-17 Thread Tad Carlucci
Writing documentation required a depth of knowledge which I don't presently have. The WiX documentation suffers from presuming the user already has a deep understanding. Take a look at "Fundamental Tools and Concepts". There's NOTHING there! No concepts at all! It's nothing more than a list of

Re: [WiX-users] How to handle multiple versions

2013-06-17 Thread Tad Carlucci
Actually, I was able to do a web search and find a Very Old example of how to handle upgrades which actually described what why each XML clause was needed, and what it did. To bad the so-called documentation doesn't do that! I'll show what I came up with for the Basic case, so far.

Re: [WiX-users] How to handle multiple versions

2013-06-17 Thread Tad Carlucci
> installed type (Lite/Basic/Premium) and LaunchCondition will check it and > prevent unwanted downgrades. Or maybe file search to search for specific > file that does not exist in higher versions. > > > > -Original Message- > From: Tad Carlucci [mailto:tad.carlu...@gm

[WiX-users] How to handle multiple versions

2013-06-16 Thread Tad Carlucci
Can someone point me in the direction to reach this goal: My requirement is for three flavors of the application: Lite, Basic, and Premium; each released as a separate MSI package. The user can only move up the chain. For example, if the Basic is installed, Lite cannot be installed. If, in the